The 31-year-old shot-stopper came through the ranks of the Blaugrana
youth academy, but left the Catalan club for Villarreal in the summer
of 2002, after failing to secure regular first-team action at the Camp
Nou side.

Nevertheless, he has now set his
sights on a return to his boyhood club as the Spanish champions prepare
for life after Victor Valdes, who will leave the club at the end of the
2013-14 campaign.

"It would be great to return to Barcelona. I am very happy that my name's being mentioned," Reina told Catalunya Radio.

"Nothing
has been signed, though. I assume that they have been talking with a
lot of goalkeepers and have shortlisted a number of them. We will see
what happens next year."

Reina has a contract with Liverpool until June 2016. ------------------- goal.com